KATHMANDU, AUGUST 16
Nepali Congress President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba today nominated 10 women to the party's central working committee.
The newly nominated CWC member are: Kiran Yadav (Mahottari), Radha Ghale (Kathmandu), Dhana Khatiwada (Lalitpur), Urmila Thapaliya (Dhading), Rukmini Koirala (Morang), Kalyani Rijal (Kathmandu), Goma Bhattarai (Jhapa), Ganga Shahi (Rupandehi), Laxmi Khatiwada (Sunsari), and Sita Devkota (Nawalpur).
With the new additions, NC CWC has 158 members. Deuba, who has the power to nominate 20 per cent of the 168-member CWC, is yet to nominate 10 members.
Deuba nominated women to the CWC as the Election Commission had asked the party to ensure at least 33 per cent female representation in the CWC. NC CWC member Krishna Prasad Paudel said the NC statute allowed the party to ensure 33 per cent women representation anytime within four years after the national convention.
The NC also registered the party at the Election Commission for the provincial and parliamentary elections scheduled for November 20.
A version of this article appears in the print on August 17, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
